Cost estimates for nuclear power in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 431-442

  Harris, Grant ^a   Heptonstall, Phil ^b   Gross, Robert ^b   Handley, David ^a  

^a Beaufort Court   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Electricity; Nuclear

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PHASE; CONSTRUCTION TIME; CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCES; CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; NUCLEAR; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRE-CONSTRUCTION;

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CAPITAL; COST; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884973160     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.116     Document Type: Article

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